How to install WooCommerce plugin on an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS

In this tutorial we are going to provide you with step by step instructions on how to install WooCommerce plugin on an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS

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WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin written in PHP that allows website developers to turn a WordPress website into a full-featured online store. The installation process is fairly easy and it takes only a couple of minutes.
At the time of writing this tutorial, the latest stable version of WooCommerce is 2.6.4 and it requires:

PHP 5.6 or higher (preferably the latest), with memory_limit PHP variable set to 64 MB or higher (128 MB or higher is preferred)

MySQL 5.6 or higher

WooCommerce 2.6.4 requires WordPress 4.4+

Apache Web Server 2.0 or higher compiled with mod_rewrite module.

This install guide assumes that Apache is already installed and configured on your virtual server.

Open your favorite web browser, navigate to http://your-domain.com/ and follow the easy instructions on the install screen inserting the necessary information as requested. Log in to the WordPress administration back-end at http://your-domain.com/wp-admin , go to Plugins and activate the WooCommerce plugin.

Then, go to the WordPress Dashboard, click on the ‘Run the Setup Wizard’ button below the ‘Welcome to WooCommerce’ message and configure basic WooCommerce settings.

That is it. The WooCommerce has been installed on your server.

Of course, you don’t have to do any of this if you use one of our Managed VPS Hosting services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install the WooCommerce plugin for you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately.

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